Counties. If there was any positive from this morning it is that the atlas fire did not appear to have grown overnight. Maybe just a few thousand acres but there is a lot of concern for folks who live in calistoga. All of them were told to evacuate and the same for downtown sonoma. I have friends in that area who have left their homes and are waiting word for if that fire is progressing. My friend tweeted me from sonoma he got out, he packed up his pickup truck with everything and they are gone. He says there is no one left. We just heard from cal fire some people are defying the orders to evacuate thinking they will stay and defend their homes but they are putting themselves in danger and theyre putting firefighters endanger. In danger. So at this point we have to understand it is about more than just you. If you are told to get out and get out. When that News Conference starts we will bring you their live. The cal fire chief says the situation will be getting worse before getting bet
Reinforcements to get here. The side of that hill is almost fully engulfed. It is amazing what 500,000 gallons of water and four very determined firefighters can do when they make it their mission to keep the massive flames at bay. Weve been working our tails off. We are doing unbelievable work in these conditions. Firefighters first line of defense is containment a wrong this road. They stand guard eyeing the advancing flames. Against the seemingly impossible odds they hold the line and buying times for evacuees to get out and reinforcements to get in. Theres a mandatory evacuation in effect. My teams job was to start at the top of the hill and bang on doors. Making sure that the entire area was evacuated. Firefighters try a new aggressive strategy fighting fire with fire. It halts the fires progress. A small victory in what has been a largely losing battle. This firefighters did their job and did it heroically. There were four originally here this morning and afternoon. We have now s
Making these fires among the deadliest in history. More than 300 square miles have burned. Six times the size of San Francisco. The Property Damage is occurring. 3500 homes and businesses destroyed. Most of them in santa rosa. 25,000 people who have been evacuated. 400 people are still missing. Sonoma county sheriff said the rescue efforts have become a search for remains in the disaster zone. Identification is going to be hard. So far in the recovery we have found bodies that were almost completely intact. We have found bodies that were nothing more than ash and bones. Is healthy cal fire map looks in the northbay. Two fires along the Sonoma Sonoma and napa county line have merged into one. The tubs fire from calistoga to santa rosa is still 10 contained. It has scorch more than 34,000 acres. The atlas fire spanning napa and solano counties is burned more than 43,000 acres. It is only 3 contained. Live coverage. Rob malcolm in calistoga where the entire city is under evacuation orders
It has burned nearly 35,000 acres. The atlas fire expands napa and solano county. It has burned almost 44,000 acres and is 7 contained. On the eastern flank of the atlas fire and solano county, officials are talking about letting people return to their neighborhoods. The number of firefighters working the atlas fire has tripled. More personnel and the improving weather has people cautiously optimistic. This morning when we woke up and saw smoke again it was nerveracking but they are on it. We are feeling better. This mother said she is ready to go at a moments notice. Her car is packed with family photos, eight teddy bear and her kids are with her. Some people who live in the area where the atlas fire started on sunday night are being allowed back into their home is. Mandatory evacuations have been lifted for some areas near the silverado country club. We spoke to one person as he went back home. He said he is grateful his home on burningtree court narrowly avoided the fire. I think yo
Out. Also a contractor working who lost his life on the fire lines. And i the fires are still burning tonight eight days after it all started. Thanks for joining us. And i ashley. At least 42 people have died statewide including a volunteer firefighter who died after his truck rolled over in napa. Also a man who had an asthma attack due to the smoke from the fires in santa rosa. Containment has grown tonight on most of the fires thanks to improving weather conditions. And heres a closer look. The red wood fire is 50 contained. The sulfur fire, 85 contained. Cal fire reports increased containment. Tubz fire is at 75 mefr . And the nuns fire at 53 . The pocket fire is at 45 containment. We do have more wind in the forecast. Really with the potential to cause more concern with firefighters. Upping those containment numbers, which has been fantastic news. Right now winds speed on the calm side. Live doppler 7 along with satellite the Bigger Picture showing theres a cold front off to our no